Comments on: Psychologists participate in CIA kidnapping of young children http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2007/10/31/psychologists-participate-in-cia-kidnapping-of-young-children/ Thoughts by Stephen Soldz on war, peace, politics, psychoanalysis, and research methods Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:37:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rachel Kaplan http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2007/10/31/psychologists-participate-in-cia-kidnapping-of-young-children/#comment-176888 Rachel Kaplan Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:07:18 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2007/10/31/psychologists-participate-in-cia-kidnapping-of-young-children/#comment-176888 Human Rights Watch provides more details about the Kidnapping and torture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's young children as well as the young children of other detainees. These horrifying details were certainly not on the front page of the NY times cover story extolling the "rapport building" techniques of the CIA interrogator. That psychologists are participating in the kidnapping of young children ,( a Federal and International felony), and using their professional titles to legitimize psychological torture and trauma for these kids, violates ethical standards on multiple grounds. You are on firm ground when you challenge the APA rationalization for allowing psychologists to be party to interrogations. Human Rights Watch provides more details about the Kidnapping and torture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed’s young children as well as the young children of other detainees.

These horrifying details were certainly not on the front page of the NY times cover story extolling the “rapport building” techniques of the CIA interrogator.

That psychologists are participating in the kidnapping of young children ,( a Federal and International felony), and using their professional titles to legitimize psychological torture and trauma for these kids, violates ethical standards on multiple grounds. You are on firm ground when you challenge the APA rationalization for allowing psychologists to be party to interrogations.

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